Forecourt Collection

GLC-LFB Deptford fire station, Evelyn Street, Deptford
Deptford fire station was one of the last stations built for the London County Councils Metropolitan Fire Brigade and was opened in 1904

LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire station
Station 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station

LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, Hackney
Built in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations pump

LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of London
Cannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt. Fire brigade horses had now been replaced by motorised fire appliances

LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, City of London
Built in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street, City of London. The stations spare escape ladder is parked on the station forecourt

LCC-LFB Euston fire station
Opened in 1902, and originally only having two engine bays, Euston fire stations appliances and crews pose for a photograph by the extended five bay station on its forecourt in the Euston Road

LCC-LFB Woolwich fire station, SE London
The crew of Woolwich fire station, Sunbury Street, on parade on the station forecourt. WW2 is pending and an Auxiliary Fire Service fire engine is standing in the station next to the LFB pump escape

LCC-LFB Bishopsgate fire station, City of London
The pump, pump escape and turntable ladder, with their crews, on the forecourt of Bishopsgate fire station, City of London

LCC-MFB Peckham fire station, Camberwell
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1867, Peckham fire station was located in Peckham Road opposite Southampton Way SE5

LCC-LFB - North Kensington fire station
The firefighters from North Kensington fire station, Faraday Road, W10, pose on the station forecourt on their pump escape and pump

Egyptian Art. Dendera. God Bes. Capital of Column. Relief. T
Egyptian Art. Dendera. God Bes. Capital of column. Relief in the forecourt of the Temple of Hathor

LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turnout
One of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night

Empire Motors, Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA
Empire Motors and Garions Auto Exchange, Sylvan Avenue (Highway 46), Little Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1947

LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamer
A seven man crew from Dulwich fire station pose on the forecourt with their Merryweather steam pump. One member of a firemans family peers through the lace curtains of the accommodation at first

Harley Motors Limited Garage, Epsom Road, Hinton, Esher, Surrey, June 1930 Date: 1930

Enfield 8000 Electric Car at a petrol station
An Enfield 8000 Electric Car at a petrol station, where a woman holds out an electric plug to the puzzled pump attendant. The battery-operated city car was manufactured between 1973 and 1977

Railway station at Margate, Kent 1864
Railway station at Margate, Kent, on the East Kent (London, Chatham and Dover) Railway route. Date: 1864

Grand Used Cars, Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA
Grand Used Cars, on the corner of Grand Street and Sylvan Avenue (Highway 46), Little Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1947

Turnout of fire appliances and crew outside fire station
Turnout of fire appliances and crew outside a chief fire station. Date: circa 1930s

Shadwell Fire Station crew and fire engines on display. Date: circa 1920

Newly opened Charing Cross Station, London 1864
The newly opened railway terminus of Charing Cross Station, Central London, with the hotel adjoining -- the Eleanor monument is not yet installed in the station yard. Date: 1864

Awaiting Individual Blessing of a Bishop at Lourdes, France
The White Train at Lourdes. The Sick gather on the forecourt of the Basilica await the Individual Blessing of a Bishop. Date: circa 1910

German bomber crashes in Victoria Station, Blitz 1940
Central Londons First Aeroplane - Blitz 1940. Page from The Sphere magazine reporting on German bombers brought down over the UK during the Blitz of September 1940

Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
The Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA Date: 1941

Turnout by fire crews and appliances outside their station

LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, near Old Street
Built in 1895, Shoreditch fire station B27 was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations spare escape ladder is parked on the station forecourt

LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station, City of London
Red Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900. It was one of four fire stations (plus a river station at Blackfriars)

GLC-LFB Headquarters, Lambeth fire station
The pump-escape, pump and turntable ladder from Lambeth fire station stand on the forecourt of the Brigade Headquarters. Lambeth fire station occupied the ground and first floor of the main building

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station, Kensington
Located at 18 South Parade, station A3 (later A6) Brompton was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station, West London
Located at 494 Edgware Road W2, Edgware Road fire station served both the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the London Fire Brigade

Railway Station, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Railway Station, Surabaya (Soerabaja, Soerabaia), East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1905

The Channel Islands - St Peters Valley - Colour slide Hotel on Right, Carriage in forecourt - trees. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands. Date: circa 1900

Charing Cross Forecourt
The forecourt of Charing Cross station on the Strand, London, with horse-drawn hackney cabs lined up waiting for fares Date: 1890s

Spain - Fountains in the Court of Lions
Black and white lantern slide of the Court of Lions. A large fountain is in the forecourt with lion statues around the base

Petrol station, Old Brompton Road, London SW7
Brew Brothers petrol station in Old Brompton Road, London SW7, where a fire and explosion occurred in a basement store, 20 July 1957

Turnout of fire appliances and crew on a fire station forecourt. Date: 1933

Shadwell Fire Station crew and fire engines on display. Date: circa 1920

Turnout of fire crews and appliances. Date: 1915

Seoul, Korea - Main Railway Station. Date: 1930s

The Eleanor Cross - Charing Cross, London. The Twelve Eleanor crosses in England (twelve - originally in wood) were erected by Edward I along the route of Eleanor of Castiles funeral procession

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station
Located at 18 South Parade, Brompton fire station A3 (later A6) was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

MFB Woolwich fire station SE18
Woolwich fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1879 at a cost of £ 4, 460. It was altered in 1910 at a cost of £ 4, 515

LCC-LFB Notting Hill fire station, West London
Notting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The year previous to this station opening (1867)

LCC-LFB Kensington fire station
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

LCC-MFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council (LCC), Vauxhall fire station opened in 1902 on the Albert Embankment (Vauxhall Bridge end)

London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire engines
An unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews

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